The Children’s Culture Festival - takes place yearly in April. The festival includes concerts, visual art, exhibitions, various happenings, and outdoor art.
All the events are presented on the event calender "What's on"
The festival in 2026 will take place from april 11th until april 23rd. The event calendar is accessible HERE
The aim of the support is to support children and young people to actively participate in cultural activities during the festival and to give them the opportunity to enjoy art and culture. The application form can be found under on the Akureyri town's service portal.
In late August the application for event grants opens for 10 weeks. Applications go through the inner portal of www.akureyri.is
Grants are awarded to individuals, legal entities, art groups, companies or institutions. The procedures of the Children's Cultural Foundation of Akureyri can be found HERE
GENERAL PARTICIPATION
Those interested in holding an event under the banner of the Children's Culture Festival can send a participation application to the project manager via email at barnamenning@akureyri.is
The goal of the Children's Culture Festival in Akureyri is to encourage children and young people to actively participate in cultural activities and provide them with the opportunity to enjoy art and culture. Special emphasis is placed on projects that promote creativity. Every year, the entire month of April is dedicated to the Children's Culture Festival in Akureyri.
The guiding principles of the festival are professionalism, diversity, equality and good access for all children and young people. The venue of the festival is Akureyri and we strive to use exciting and interesting spaces where children can create, enjoy, show and interpret. The principle is that access to events is free.
The Children's Culture Festival in Akureyri takes into account the objectives of the Culture Policy of the City of Akureyri and the action plan of the child-friendly municipality.
The home of the Children's Culture Festival in Akureyri on social media can be found on the Facebook and Instagram pages of Akureyri.
The project management of the Children's Culture Festival is in the hands of Elísabet Ögn Jóhannsdóttir. You can contact her directly via email barnamenning@akureyri.is or call 460-1157.
SUPPORTED PROJECTS OF PREVIOUS YEARS
Year 2019
Year 2020
Year 2021
Year 2022
Year 2023
Year 2024
Year 2025
Year 2026
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
Logo of the festival - Logo of the festival - Logo of the city of Akureyri -
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